Omaha daily bee., 1887-03-13
PARTISAN POINTS.
DeLesseps' Reception at Berlin-Pro.
hihiting Betting at Horse Races

niniting betting at Horse Races.
lCopWiDht 1887 by James GDrdn Bcnnett.1
PARIS, March 12.-[New York Herald
Cable--Special to the BEE. DE Lesseps'
hearty reception at Berlin is having a most
excellent effect throughout France. 1t even
encourages few optimists to hope that 1t is
after all not mere dream that the burning
questions that now separate the two nations
may eventually be settled by a peaceful com
promise But, be that as it may there is no
doubt that the fact of Delesseps shaking
hands with Kaiser Wilhelm, Bismarck and
Won Motke, has greatly mitigated the bit
terness that the very mention of those three
names naturally produces in the breasts of
all Frenchmen. SO, whether De Lesseps
has any distinctly diplomatic mission or not,
the mere fact of spresence in Berlin amply
justies the wisdom of the French govern
ment In having urged him to go there.
STOPPING HoRSE-RACE BETTING.
The cold March winds and burst of Spar
tan morality of the Paris municipal council
against the bOokmakers have eXtnguished
all attempts at gaiety this week. The Paris
ians have entered SO thoroughly into the ex-
element of betting on horse racing that they
will not be deprived of their holiday amuse
ment without a vigorous protest The Paris
ian bookmakerS are, as rule very noisy and
very unsympathetic individuals, but the ac-
tion OF the municipal authorities has almost
elevated them to the rank of martyrs. 7
was present Thursday at the Anteneil steeple
chases where, as already cabled you, the
bookmakers struck and for the first tine in
the annals of the French turf there was horse
racing without betting. 1t was cold, windy
day. and nobody took the slightest interest
in the horses, but gathered around
fhn Lawn
on the grounds and admired the toilets
of the pretty actresses and demi.mondaines
who were out in greAt numbers to see the ex-
pected combat between the police and the
bookmakers. who seemed greatly disap-
pointed. Prince de st. Gran, president of
the society steepe races, walked about pad
dock accompanied by prefet de la Zn and
prefet de police. l asked the prince what
he thought of hOrse-racing without betting,
lie said in the long run he found it practi-
cally impossible to prevent betting. Betting,
whether immoral or not, has now become
firmly established custom with the Partisan
public. All that can be done will be to regu-
late 1t in such way as to protect the inter-
est of the owners of horses and of the public
that pays money'to support horse-racing.
am fully confident that tins will be done If
all parties keep their tempers and have pa
tience.
also held a conversation with Mr. Henry
Rochefo"t, who never misses an important
horse-race, ana who expressed the same
opinion rs de st. Gran.
KNOCKING OUT TICKET BROKERS.
The Paris municipal cOuncilisis also about
to open campaign against theater ticket
brokers who manage to buy up all the best
places in the theaters and sell them in the
streets at eXorbitant prices. Swarms OF these
| ticket venders have lately made the theaters
unapproachable, and their suppression will
be as popular as the campaign against the
5ookmakers is unpopular.
BODIES FRIGHTFULLY MANGLED.
Mr.. Hautf, an American, has just arrived
| here from BelfOrt where he saw the bodies of
| those killed by the Melinte explosion. He
| says the men are one mass of jelly. Even
| the bones seems to have been crushed by the
| tremendous force of the explosion. One
man, however, had his skull split in two
| just as If 1t had been cut IN halves by q sur
| geon's instrument, the two portions remain
| ing almost intact.
LATEST SPRING FASHIONS.
The fashions for the present spring prom
| ise return to simplicity of form for ladies'
| dress. The elaborate lOopings and draperles
| of bygone seasons have given place to fiat,
! straight folds, to trimmings of embrOideries
| and braiding, and to straight drapery at the
| back of the skirt. There is also return to
| the princesses style for the backs of dresses,
| skirt fronts and corsage, fronts being COM
| posed of lace. For later use fiounces are
| preferred to wide lace nets. These lace ruff
| files are put on in various fantastic styles,
| either obliQuely or forming points, with an
| ornament in the head, pasSementre placed
| at the apex of each point and matching in
color the material of the dress. Very wide
| elegant saches, in soft materials, such as
crepe or surah, will be worn later
| in the season. caught in large loops and with
| long, wide ends falling over the skirt. They
can be worn at the back or at one side, ac-
| cording to fancy, and are shown either plain
| or embroidered, or trimmed with large silk
| fringes. The favorite color this spring will
| be gray In all its shades, from the darkest
| street gray to delicate silvery tone. Black
| silk dresses are decreasing in popularity
| owing to the Introduction of q new silk
| fabric known as peaude-poie, ana which is
| at once thick and soft and promises to wear
| we'll. There Is a determined effort now on
| foot in the realm of fashion for the suppress
sion of the fringe of hair over the
| forehead or ut least to dimin-
| ish the volume and width OF the
frizzed curls over the brow. Unless lady
has an exceptionally well shaped forehead
the pushing back of all of the hair is extreme
| ly trying to even the prettiest face. 1t is
probable, therefore, that the fringe will be re-
tained, though possibly of diminished width.
We are threatened with the Chinese style of
| coiffures. But very few faces can stand the
straining back of all the hair. The very high
| puifs, loops and aigrettes that at one time
threatened to make the ladies' coiffure In tn Q
| evening rival the very highest of her street
hats, have now almost wholly disappeared.
Evening dress slippers are now worn with
| scarcely any trimmings, small buckle of
rhine stone, coniining q tiny bow of ribbon,
being alone admissible. Black or brown kid
| slippers are worn with dark dresses for demi-
toilette, The slipper is now cut very low over
the instep, the stocking being embro idered
| with silk or open wordsd Ia a line. lace-like